backend/Dockerfile

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ COPY src src
 RUN ./mvnw package -DskipTests -B
 
 FROM eclipse-temurin:21-jre-alpine
+RUN apk add --no-cache libwebp
 WORKDIR /app
 COPY --from=build /app/target/*.jar app.jar
 EXPOSE 8080

backend/src/main/java/com/recipeapp/auth/AuthController.java

@@ -7,15 +7,10 @@ import jakarta.servlet.http.HttpSession;
 import jakarta.validation.Valid;
 import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
 import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
-import org.springframework.security.authentication.UsernamePasswordAuthenticationToken;
-import org.springframework.security.core.authority.SimpleGrantedAuthority;
-import org.springframework.security.core.context.SecurityContext;
 import org.springframework.security.core.context.SecurityContextHolder;
-import org.springframework.security.web.context.HttpSessionSecurityContextRepository;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.*;
 
 import java.security.Principal;
-import java.util.List;
 
 @RestController
 @RequestMapping("/v1/auth")
@@ -32,7 +27,7 @@ public class AuthController {
             @Valid @RequestBody SignupRequest request,
             HttpServletRequest httpRequest) {
         UserResponse user = authService.signup(request);
-        authenticateInSession(user.email(), "user", httpRequest);
+        authService.authenticateInSession(user.email(), "user", httpRequest);
         return ResponseEntity.status(HttpStatus.CREATED).body(ApiResponse.success(user));
     }
 
@@ -41,30 +36,10 @@ public class AuthController {
             @Valid @RequestBody LoginRequest request,
             HttpServletRequest httpRequest) {
         UserResponse user = authService.login(request);
-        // Session fixation protection: invalidate old session before creating new one
+        authService.authenticateInSession(user.email(), user.systemRole() != null ? user.systemRole() : "user", httpRequest);
-        var oldSession = httpRequest.getSession(false);
-        if (oldSession != null) {
-            oldSession.invalidate();
-        }
-        authenticateInSession(user.email(), user.systemRole() != null ? user.systemRole() : "user", httpRequest);
         return ResponseEntity.ok(ApiResponse.success(user));
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Creates an authenticated Spring Security context and stores it in the HTTP session
-     * so that subsequent requests from the same session are recognised as authenticated.
-     * We do this manually because we are not using Spring Security's built-in form login.
-     */
-    private void authenticateInSession(String email, String role, HttpServletRequest request) {
-        var auth = UsernamePasswordAuthenticationToken.authenticated(
-                email, null, List.of(new SimpleGrantedAuthority("ROLE_" + role.toUpperCase())));
-        SecurityContext context = SecurityContextHolder.createEmptyContext();
-        context.setAuthentication(auth);
-        SecurityContextHolder.setContext(context);
-        request.getSession(true).setAttribute(
-                HttpSessionSecurityContextRepository.SPRING_SECURITY_CONTEXT_KEY, context);
-    }
-
     @PostMapping("/logout")
     public ResponseEntity<Void> logout(HttpServletRequest httpRequest) {
         HttpSession session = httpRequest.getSession(false);

backend/src/main/java/com/recipeapp/auth/AuthService.java

@@ -7,10 +7,18 @@ import com.recipeapp.common.ResourceNotFoundException;
 import com.recipeapp.common.ValidationException;
 import com.recipeapp.household.HouseholdMemberRepository;
 import com.recipeapp.household.entity.HouseholdMember;
+import jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
+import org.springframework.security.authentication.UsernamePasswordAuthenticationToken;
+import org.springframework.security.core.authority.SimpleGrantedAuthority;
+import org.springframework.security.core.context.SecurityContext;
+import org.springframework.security.core.context.SecurityContextHolder;
 import org.springframework.security.crypto.password.PasswordEncoder;
+import org.springframework.security.web.context.HttpSessionSecurityContextRepository;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
 import org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Transactional;
 
+import java.util.List;
+
 @Service
 public class AuthService {
 
@@ -82,6 +90,24 @@ public class AuthService {
         return UserResponse.basic(user.getId(), user.getEmail(), user.getDisplayName());
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Establishes an authenticated Spring Security session for the given user.
+     * Invalidates any existing session first (session fixation protection).
+     */
+    public void authenticateInSession(String email, String role, HttpServletRequest request) {
+        var oldSession = request.getSession(false);
+        if (oldSession != null) {
+            oldSession.invalidate();
+        }
+        var auth = UsernamePasswordAuthenticationToken.authenticated(
+                email, null, List.of(new SimpleGrantedAuthority("ROLE_" + role.toUpperCase())));
+        SecurityContext context = SecurityContextHolder.createEmptyContext();
+        context.setAuthentication(auth);
+        SecurityContextHolder.setContext(context);
+        request.getSession(true).setAttribute(
+                HttpSessionSecurityContextRepository.SPRING_SECURITY_CONTEXT_KEY, context);
+    }
+
     private UserResponse toUserResponse(UserAccount user) {
         return householdMemberRepository.findByUserEmailIgnoreCase(user.getEmail())
                 .map(member -> UserResponse.withHousehold(

backend/src/main/java/com/recipeapp/auth/SecurityConfig.java

@@ -24,11 +24,13 @@ public class SecurityConfig {
                 .authorizeHttpRequests(auth -> auth
                         .requestMatchers("/v1/auth/signup", "/v1/auth/login").permitAll()
                         .requestMatchers("/swagger-ui/**", "/v3/api-docs/**").permitAll()
+                        .requestMatchers("/v1/invites/**").permitAll()
                         .requestMatchers("/v1/admin/**").hasAuthority("ROLE_ADMIN")
                         .anyRequest().authenticated())
                 .exceptionHandling(ex -> ex
                         .authenticationEntryPoint(new HttpStatusEntryPoint(HttpStatus.UNAUTHORIZED)))
                 .sessionManagement(session -> session
+                        .sessionFixation().changeSessionId()
                         .maximumSessions(1));
 
         return http.build();

backend/src/main/java/com/recipeapp/household/HouseholdController.java

@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 package com.recipeapp.household;
 
+import com.recipeapp.auth.AuthService;
 import com.recipeapp.common.ApiResponse;
 import com.recipeapp.household.dto.*;
+import jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 import jakarta.validation.Valid;
 import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
 import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
@@ -17,9 +19,11 @@ import java.util.UUID;
 public class HouseholdController {
 
     private final HouseholdService householdService;
+    private final AuthService authService;
 
-    public HouseholdController(HouseholdService householdService) {
+    public HouseholdController(HouseholdService householdService, AuthService authService) {
         this.householdService = householdService;
+        this.authService = authService;
     }
 
     @PostMapping("/households")
@@ -71,11 +75,20 @@ public class HouseholdController {
         return ResponseEntity.ok(ApiResponse.success(response));
     }
 
+    @GetMapping("/invites/{code}")
+    public ResponseEntity<ApiResponse<InviteInfoResponse>> getInviteInfo(@PathVariable String code) {
+        InviteInfoResponse response = householdService.getInviteInfo(code);
+        return ResponseEntity.ok(ApiResponse.success(response));
+    }
+
     @PostMapping("/invites/{code}/accept")
     public ResponseEntity<ApiResponse<AcceptInviteResponse>> acceptInvite(
-            Principal principal,
+            @PathVariable String code,
-            @PathVariable String code) {
+            @Valid @RequestBody AcceptInviteRequest request,
-        AcceptInviteResponse response = householdService.acceptInvite(principal.getName(), code);
+            HttpServletRequest httpRequest) {
+        AcceptInviteResponse response = householdService.acceptInvite(
+                code, request.name(), request.email(), request.password());
+        authService.authenticateInSession(request.email(), "user", httpRequest);
         return ResponseEntity.ok(ApiResponse.success(response));
     }
 }

backend/src/main/java/com/recipeapp/household/HouseholdService.java

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import com.recipeapp.common.ConflictException;
 import com.recipeapp.common.ResourceNotFoundException;
 import com.recipeapp.common.ValidationException;
 import com.recipeapp.household.dto.*;
+import org.springframework.security.crypto.password.PasswordEncoder;
 import com.recipeapp.household.entity.Household;
 import com.recipeapp.household.entity.HouseholdInvite;
 import com.recipeapp.household.entity.HouseholdMember;
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ public class HouseholdService {
     private final IngredientCategoryRepository ingredientCategoryRepository;
     private final TagRepository tagRepository;
     private final VarietyScoreConfigRepository varietyScoreConfigRepository;
+    private final PasswordEncoder passwordEncoder;
 
     @Value("${app.base-url}")
     private String baseUrl;
@@ -52,7 +54,8 @@ public class HouseholdService {
                                  IngredientRepository ingredientRepository,
                                  IngredientCategoryRepository ingredientCategoryRepository,
                                  TagRepository tagRepository,
-                                 VarietyScoreConfigRepository varietyScoreConfigRepository) {
+                                 VarietyScoreConfigRepository varietyScoreConfigRepository,
+                                 PasswordEncoder passwordEncoder) {
         this.userAccountRepository = userAccountRepository;
         this.householdRepository = householdRepository;
         this.householdMemberRepository = householdMemberRepository;
@@ -61,6 +64,7 @@ public class HouseholdService {
         this.ingredientCategoryRepository = ingredientCategoryRepository;
         this.tagRepository = tagRepository;
         this.varietyScoreConfigRepository = varietyScoreConfigRepository;
+        this.passwordEncoder = passwordEncoder;
     }
 
     @Transactional
@@ -161,37 +165,57 @@ public class HouseholdService {
         householdInviteRepository.findByHouseholdIdAndInvalidatedAtIsNull(household.getId())
                 .ifPresent(existing -> {
                     existing.setInvalidatedAt(Instant.now());
-                    householdInviteRepository.save(existing);
+                    householdInviteRepository.saveAndFlush(existing);
                 });
 
         String code = generateInviteCode();
         Instant expiresAt = Instant.now().plusSeconds(48 * 3600);
 
-        HouseholdInvite invite = householdInviteRepository.save(
+        HouseholdInvite invite = new HouseholdInvite(household, code, expiresAt);
-                new HouseholdInvite(household, code, expiresAt));
+        invite.setInvitedBy(member.getUser());
+        householdInviteRepository.save(invite);
 
         return toInviteResponse(invite);
     }
 
-    @Transactional
+    @Transactional(readOnly = true)
-    public AcceptInviteResponse acceptInvite(String userEmail, String code) {
+    public InviteInfoResponse getInviteInfo(String code) {
-        UserAccount user = findUser(userEmail);
+        HouseholdInvite invite = householdInviteRepository.findByInviteCode(code)
+                .orElseThrow(() -> new ResourceNotFoundException("Invite not found or invalid"));
 
-        if (householdMemberRepository.findByUserEmailIgnoreCase(userEmail).isPresent()) {
+        if ("used".equals(invite.getStatus())
-            throw new ConflictException("User is already in a household");
+                || invite.getInvalidatedAt() != null
+                || invite.getExpiresAt().isBefore(Instant.now())) {
+            throw new ResourceNotFoundException("Invite not found or invalid");
+        }
+
+        String inviterName = invite.getInvitedBy() != null
+                ? invite.getInvitedBy().getDisplayName()
+                : invite.getHousehold().getCreatedBy().getDisplayName();
+
+        return new InviteInfoResponse(invite.getHousehold().getName(), inviterName);
+    }
+
+    @Transactional
+    public AcceptInviteResponse acceptInvite(String code, String name, String email, String rawPassword) {
+        if (userAccountRepository.existsByEmailIgnoreCase(email)) {
+            throw new ConflictException("Email already registered");
         }
 
         HouseholdInvite invite = householdInviteRepository.findByInviteCode(code)
-                .orElseThrow(() -> new ResourceNotFoundException("Invite not found"));
+                .orElseThrow(() -> new ResourceNotFoundException("Invite not found or invalid"));
 
-        if ("used".equals(invite.getStatus())) {
+        if ("used".equals(invite.getStatus())
-            throw new ConflictException("Invite code already used");
+                || invite.getInvalidatedAt() != null
-        }
+                || invite.getExpiresAt().isBefore(Instant.now())) {
-        if (invite.getExpiresAt().isBefore(Instant.now())) {
+            throw new ResourceNotFoundException("Invite not found or invalid");
-            throw new ValidationException("Invite code has expired");
         }
 
+        UserAccount user = userAccountRepository.save(
+                new UserAccount(email, name, passwordEncoder.encode(rawPassword)));
+
         invite.setStatus("used");
+        invite.setInvalidatedAt(Instant.now());
         householdInviteRepository.save(invite);
 
         Household household = invite.getHousehold();

backend/src/main/java/com/recipeapp/household/dto/AcceptInviteRequest.java

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package com.recipeapp.household.dto;
+
+import jakarta.validation.constraints.Email;
+import jakarta.validation.constraints.NotBlank;
+import jakarta.validation.constraints.Size;
+
+public record AcceptInviteRequest(
+        @NotBlank String name,
+        @NotBlank @Email String email,
+        @NotBlank @Size(min = 8) String password
+) {}

backend/src/main/java/com/recipeapp/household/dto/InviteInfoResponse.java

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+package com.recipeapp.household.dto;
+
+public record InviteInfoResponse(
+        String householdName,
+        String inviterName
+) {}

backend/src/main/java/com/recipeapp/household/entity/HouseholdInvite.java

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package com.recipeapp.household.entity;
 
+import com.recipeapp.auth.entity.UserAccount;
 import jakarta.persistence.*;
 import java.time.Instant;
 import java.util.UUID;
@@ -16,6 +17,10 @@ public class HouseholdInvite {
     @JoinColumn(name = "household_id", nullable = false)
     private Household household;
 
+    @ManyToOne(fetch = FetchType.LAZY)
+    @JoinColumn(name = "invited_by")
+    private UserAccount invitedBy;
+
     @Column(name = "invite_code", nullable = false, unique = true, length = 20)
     private String inviteCode;
 
@@ -38,6 +43,8 @@ public class HouseholdInvite {
 
     public UUID getId() { return id; }
     public Household getHousehold() { return household; }
+    public UserAccount getInvitedBy() { return invitedBy; }
+    public void setInvitedBy(UserAccount invitedBy) { this.invitedBy = invitedBy; }
     public String getInviteCode() { return inviteCode; }
     public String getStatus() { return status; }
     public void setStatus(String status) { this.status = status; }

backend/src/main/resources/db/migration/V026__add_invite_invalidated_at.sql

@@ -1,6 +1,17 @@
 ALTER TABLE household_invite
     ADD COLUMN invalidated_at timestamptz;
 
+-- Mark all but the most-recent invite per household as invalidated,
+-- so the unique partial index below can be created on dev databases
+-- that accumulated multiple pending invites before this migration was added.
+UPDATE household_invite
+SET    invalidated_at = NOW()
+WHERE  id NOT IN (
+    SELECT DISTINCT ON (household_id) id
+    FROM   household_invite
+    ORDER  BY household_id, expires_at DESC
+);
+
 CREATE UNIQUE INDEX uq_household_invite_active
     ON household_invite (household_id)
     WHERE invalidated_at IS NULL;

backend/src/main/resources/db/migration/V027__add_invite_invited_by.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+ALTER TABLE household_invite
+    ADD COLUMN invited_by uuid REFERENCES user_account (id) ON DELETE SET NULL;

backend/src/test/java/com/recipeapp/auth/AuthControllerTest.java

@@ -10,19 +10,17 @@ import org.mockito.InjectMocks;
 import org.mockito.Mock;
 import org.mockito.junit.jupiter.MockitoExtension;
 import org.springframework.http.MediaType;
-import org.springframework.security.web.context.HttpSessionSecurityContextRepository;
 import org.springframework.test.web.servlet.MockMvc;
 import org.springframework.test.web.servlet.setup.MockMvcBuilders;
 
 import java.util.UUID;
 
-import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.notNullValue;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.eq;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.request.MockMvcRequestBuilders.*;
 import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.MockMvcResultMatchers.jsonPath;
-import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.MockMvcResultMatchers.request;
 import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.MockMvcResultMatchers.status;
 
 @ExtendWith(MockitoExtension.class)
@@ -100,7 +98,7 @@ class AuthControllerTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    void signupShouldStoreSecurityContextInSession() throws Exception {
+    void signupShouldDelegateSessionCreationToAuthService() throws Exception {
         var request = new SignupRequest("sarah@example.com", "s3cure!Pass", "Sarah");
         var response = UserResponse.basic(UUID.randomUUID(), "sarah@example.com", "Sarah");
 
@@ -109,14 +107,13 @@ class AuthControllerTest {
         mockMvc.perform(post("/v1/auth/signup")
                         .contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
                         .content(objectMapper.writeValueAsString(request)))
-                .andExpect(status().isCreated())
+                .andExpect(status().isCreated());
-                .andExpect(request().sessionAttribute(
+
-                        HttpSessionSecurityContextRepository.SPRING_SECURITY_CONTEXT_KEY,
+        verify(authService).authenticateInSession(eq("sarah@example.com"), eq("user"), any());
-                        notNullValue()));
     }
 
     @Test
-    void loginShouldStoreSecurityContextInSession() throws Exception {
+    void loginShouldDelegateSessionCreationToAuthService() throws Exception {
         var request = new LoginRequest("sarah@example.com", "s3cure!Pass");
         var response = UserResponse.withHousehold(
                 UUID.randomUUID(), "sarah@example.com", "Sarah",
@@ -127,10 +124,9 @@ class AuthControllerTest {
         mockMvc.perform(post("/v1/auth/login")
                         .contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
                         .content(objectMapper.writeValueAsString(request)))
-                .andExpect(status().isOk())
+                .andExpect(status().isOk());
-                .andExpect(request().sessionAttribute(
+
-                        HttpSessionSecurityContextRepository.SPRING_SECURITY_CONTEXT_KEY,
+        verify(authService).authenticateInSession(eq("sarah@example.com"), eq("user"), any());
-                        notNullValue()));
     }
 
     @Test

backend/src/test/java/com/recipeapp/auth/SecurityConfigTest.java

@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+package com.recipeapp.auth;
+
+import com.recipeapp.AbstractIntegrationTest;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.test.web.servlet.MockMvc;
+import org.springframework.test.web.servlet.setup.MockMvcBuilders;
+import org.springframework.web.context.WebApplicationContext;
+
+import static org.springframework.security.test.web.servlet.setup.SecurityMockMvcConfigurers.springSecurity;
+import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.request.MockMvcRequestBuilders.get;
+import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.request.MockMvcRequestBuilders.post;
+import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.MockMvcResultMatchers.status;
+
+class SecurityConfigTest extends AbstractIntegrationTest {
+
+    @Autowired
+    private WebApplicationContext context;
+
+    private MockMvc mockMvc;
+
+    @BeforeEach
+    void setUp() {
+        mockMvc = MockMvcBuilders.webAppContextSetup(context)
+                .apply(springSecurity())
+                .build();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void inviteInfoEndpointIsAccessibleWithoutAuthentication() throws Exception {
+        // 404 = unauthenticated request reached the service (ResourceNotFoundException), not 401
+        mockMvc.perform(get("/v1/invites/ANYCODE"))
+                .andExpect(status().isNotFound());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void inviteAcceptEndpointIsAccessibleWithoutAuthentication() throws Exception {
+        // 400 = validation error (empty body), but NOT 401 — proves the path is permitted
+        mockMvc.perform(post("/v1/invites/ANYCODE/accept")
+                        .contentType(org.springframework.http.MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
+                        .content("{}"))
+                .andExpect(status().isBadRequest());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void protectedEndpointRequiresAuthentication() throws Exception {
+        mockMvc.perform(get("/v1/households/mine"))
+                .andExpect(status().isUnauthorized());
+    }
+}

backend/src/test/java/com/recipeapp/household/HouseholdControllerTest.java

@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 package com.recipeapp.household;
 
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
+import com.recipeapp.auth.AuthService;
 import com.recipeapp.common.GlobalExceptionHandler;
+import com.recipeapp.common.ResourceNotFoundException;
+import com.recipeapp.common.ConflictException;
 import com.recipeapp.household.dto.*;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
@@ -34,6 +37,9 @@ class HouseholdControllerTest {
     @Mock
     private HouseholdService householdService;
 
+    @Mock
+    private AuthService authService;
+
     @InjectMocks
     private HouseholdController householdController;
 
@@ -158,16 +164,67 @@ class HouseholdControllerTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    void acceptInviteShouldReturn200() throws Exception {
+    void getInviteInfoShouldReturn200WithHouseholdAndInviterName() throws Exception {
-        var response = new AcceptInviteResponse(UUID.randomUUID(), "Smith family", "member");
+        var response = new InviteInfoResponse("Smith family", "Sarah");
 
-        when(householdService.acceptInvite("tom@example.com", "ABC12XYZ")).thenReturn(response);
+        when(householdService.getInviteInfo("ABC12XYZ")).thenReturn(response);
+
+        mockMvc.perform(get("/v1/invites/ABC12XYZ"))
+                .andExpect(status().isOk())
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$.status").value("success"))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$.data.householdName").value("Smith family"))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$.data.inviterName").value("Sarah"));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void getInviteInfoShouldReturn404WhenInvalid() throws Exception {
+        when(householdService.getInviteInfo("BADTOKEN"))
+                .thenThrow(new ResourceNotFoundException("Invite not found or invalid"));
+
+        mockMvc.perform(get("/v1/invites/BADTOKEN"))
+                .andExpect(status().isNotFound());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void acceptInviteShouldReturn200AndCreateSession() throws Exception {
+        var response = new AcceptInviteResponse(UUID.randomUUID(), "Smith family", "member");
+        var request = new AcceptInviteRequest("Tom", "tom@example.com", "secret123");
+
+        when(householdService.acceptInvite("ABC12XYZ", "Tom", "tom@example.com", "secret123"))
+                .thenReturn(response);
 
         mockMvc.perform(post("/v1/invites/ABC12XYZ/accept")
-                        .principal(() -> "tom@example.com"))
+                        .contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
+                        .content(objectMapper.writeValueAsString(request)))
                 .andExpect(status().isOk())
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$.status").value("success"))
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$.data.householdName").value("Smith family"))
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$.data.role").value("member"));
     }
+
+    @Test
+    void acceptInviteShouldReturn409WhenEmailAlreadyRegistered() throws Exception {
+        var request = new AcceptInviteRequest("Tom", "tom@example.com", "secret123");
+
+        when(householdService.acceptInvite("ABC12XYZ", "Tom", "tom@example.com", "secret123"))
+                .thenThrow(new ConflictException("Email already registered"));
+
+        mockMvc.perform(post("/v1/invites/ABC12XYZ/accept")
+                        .contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
+                        .content(objectMapper.writeValueAsString(request)))
+                .andExpect(status().isConflict());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void acceptInviteShouldReturn404WhenTokenInvalid() throws Exception {
+        var request = new AcceptInviteRequest("Tom", "tom@example.com", "secret123");
+
+        when(householdService.acceptInvite("BADTOKEN", "Tom", "tom@example.com", "secret123"))
+                .thenThrow(new ResourceNotFoundException("Invite not found or invalid"));
+
+        mockMvc.perform(post("/v1/invites/BADTOKEN/accept")
+                        .contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
+                        .content(objectMapper.writeValueAsString(request)))
+                .andExpect(status().isNotFound());
+    }
 }

backend/src/test/java/com/recipeapp/household/HouseholdServiceTest.java

@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ class HouseholdServiceTest {
     @Mock private IngredientCategoryRepository ingredientCategoryRepository;
     @Mock private TagRepository tagRepository;
     @Mock private VarietyScoreConfigRepository varietyScoreConfigRepository;
+    @Mock private org.springframework.security.crypto.password.PasswordEncoder passwordEncoder;
 
     @InjectMocks
     private HouseholdService householdService;
@@ -154,86 +155,150 @@ class HouseholdServiceTest {
         assertThat(result.shareUrl()).endsWith(result.inviteCode());
     }
 
+    // ── getInviteInfo ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
     @Test
-    void acceptInviteShouldAddUserAsMember() {
+    void getInviteInfoShouldReturnHouseholdNameAndInviterName() {
-        var user = new UserAccount("tom@example.com", "Tom", "hashed");
         var owner = testUser();
         var household = new Household("Smith family", owner);
         var invite = new HouseholdInvite(household, "ABC12XYZ", Instant.now().plusSeconds(86400));
+        invite.setInvitedBy(owner);
 
-        when(userAccountRepository.findByEmailIgnoreCase("tom@example.com")).thenReturn(Optional.of(user));
-        when(householdMemberRepository.findByUserEmailIgnoreCase("tom@example.com")).thenReturn(Optional.empty());
         when(householdInviteRepository.findByInviteCode("ABC12XYZ")).thenReturn(Optional.of(invite));
-        when(householdMemberRepository.save(any(HouseholdMember.class))).thenAnswer(i -> i.getArgument(0));
 
-        AcceptInviteResponse result = householdService.acceptInvite("tom@example.com", "ABC12XYZ");
+        InviteInfoResponse result = householdService.getInviteInfo("ABC12XYZ");
 
         assertThat(result.householdName()).isEqualTo("Smith family");
-        assertThat(result.role()).isEqualTo("member");
+        assertThat(result.inviterName()).isEqualTo("Sarah");
     }
 
     @Test
-    void acceptInviteShouldThrowWhenAlreadyInHousehold() {
+    void getInviteInfoShouldThrow404WhenCodeNotFound() {
-        var user = new UserAccount("tom@example.com", "Tom", "hashed");
+        when(householdInviteRepository.findByInviteCode("INVALID")).thenReturn(Optional.empty());
-        var household = new Household("Other", user);
+
-        var member = new HouseholdMember(household, user, "member");
+        assertThatThrownBy(() -> householdService.getInviteInfo("INVALID"))
+                .isInstanceOf(ResourceNotFoundException.class);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void getInviteInfoShouldThrow404WhenCodeExpired() {
+        var owner = testUser();
+        var household = new Household("Smith family", owner);
+        var invite = new HouseholdInvite(household, "EXPIRED", Instant.now().minusSeconds(3600));
+        invite.setInvitedBy(owner);
+
+        when(householdInviteRepository.findByInviteCode("EXPIRED")).thenReturn(Optional.of(invite));
+
+        assertThatThrownBy(() -> householdService.getInviteInfo("EXPIRED"))
+                .isInstanceOf(ResourceNotFoundException.class);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void getInviteInfoShouldThrow404WhenCodeAlreadyUsed() {
+        var owner = testUser();
+        var household = new Household("Smith family", owner);
+        var invite = new HouseholdInvite(household, "USED123", Instant.now().plusSeconds(86400));
+        invite.setStatus("used");
+        invite.setInvitedBy(owner);
+
+        when(householdInviteRepository.findByInviteCode("USED123")).thenReturn(Optional.of(invite));
+
+        assertThatThrownBy(() -> householdService.getInviteInfo("USED123"))
+                .isInstanceOf(ResourceNotFoundException.class);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void getInviteInfoShouldThrow404WhenInviteIsInvalidated() {
+        var owner = testUser();
+        var household = new Household("Smith family", owner);
+        var invite = new HouseholdInvite(household, "SUPERSEDED", Instant.now().plusSeconds(86400));
+        invite.setInvitedBy(owner);
+        invite.setInvalidatedAt(Instant.now()); // superseded by a new invite
+
+        when(householdInviteRepository.findByInviteCode("SUPERSEDED")).thenReturn(Optional.of(invite));
+
+        assertThatThrownBy(() -> householdService.getInviteInfo("SUPERSEDED"))
+                .isInstanceOf(ResourceNotFoundException.class);
+    }
+
+    // ── acceptInvite (new: creates account + joins) ───────────────────────────
+
+    @Test
+    void acceptInviteShouldCreateAccountAndAddAsMember() {
+        var owner = testUser();
+        var household = new Household("Smith family", owner);
         var invite = new HouseholdInvite(household, "ABC12XYZ", Instant.now().plusSeconds(86400));
+        invite.setInvitedBy(owner);
 
-        when(userAccountRepository.findByEmailIgnoreCase("tom@example.com")).thenReturn(Optional.of(user));
+        when(userAccountRepository.existsByEmailIgnoreCase("tom@example.com")).thenReturn(false);
-        when(householdMemberRepository.findByUserEmailIgnoreCase("tom@example.com")).thenReturn(Optional.of(member));
+        when(householdInviteRepository.findByInviteCode("ABC12XYZ")).thenReturn(Optional.of(invite));
+        when(userAccountRepository.save(any(UserAccount.class))).thenAnswer(i -> i.getArgument(0));
+        when(householdMemberRepository.save(any(HouseholdMember.class))).thenAnswer(i -> i.getArgument(0));
+        when(passwordEncoder.encode("secret123")).thenReturn("hashed");
 
-        assertThatThrownBy(() -> householdService.acceptInvite("tom@example.com", "ABC12XYZ"))
+        AcceptInviteResponse result = householdService.acceptInvite("ABC12XYZ", "Tom", "tom@example.com", "secret123");
+
+        assertThat(result.householdName()).isEqualTo("Smith family");
+        assertThat(result.role()).isEqualTo("member");
+        verify(userAccountRepository).save(any(UserAccount.class));
+        verify(householdMemberRepository).save(any(HouseholdMember.class));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void acceptInviteShouldThrow409WhenEmailAlreadyRegistered() {
+        when(userAccountRepository.existsByEmailIgnoreCase("tom@example.com")).thenReturn(true);
+
+        assertThatThrownBy(() -> householdService.acceptInvite("ABC12XYZ", "Tom", "tom@example.com", "secret123"))
                 .isInstanceOf(ConflictException.class);
     }
 
     @Test
-    void acceptInviteShouldThrowWhenCodeExpired() {
+    void acceptInviteShouldThrow404WhenCodeExpired() {
-        var user = new UserAccount("tom@example.com", "Tom", "hashed");
         var owner = testUser();
         var household = new Household("Smith family", owner);
         var invite = new HouseholdInvite(household, "EXPIRED", Instant.now().minusSeconds(3600));
 
-        when(userAccountRepository.findByEmailIgnoreCase("tom@example.com")).thenReturn(Optional.of(user));
+        when(userAccountRepository.existsByEmailIgnoreCase("tom@example.com")).thenReturn(false);
-        when(householdMemberRepository.findByUserEmailIgnoreCase("tom@example.com")).thenReturn(Optional.empty());
         when(householdInviteRepository.findByInviteCode("EXPIRED")).thenReturn(Optional.of(invite));
 
-        assertThatThrownBy(() -> householdService.acceptInvite("tom@example.com", "EXPIRED"))
+        assertThatThrownBy(() -> householdService.acceptInvite("EXPIRED", "Tom", "tom@example.com", "secret123"))
-                .isInstanceOf(ValidationException.class);
+                .isInstanceOf(ResourceNotFoundException.class);
     }
 
     @Test
-    void acceptInviteShouldThrowWhenCodeAlreadyUsed() {
+    void acceptInviteShouldThrow404WhenCodeAlreadyUsed() {
-        var user = new UserAccount("tom@example.com", "Tom", "hashed");
         var owner = testUser();
         var household = new Household("Smith family", owner);
         var invite = new HouseholdInvite(household, "USED123", Instant.now().plusSeconds(86400));
         invite.setStatus("used");
 
-        when(userAccountRepository.findByEmailIgnoreCase("tom@example.com")).thenReturn(Optional.of(user));
+        when(userAccountRepository.existsByEmailIgnoreCase("tom@example.com")).thenReturn(false);
-        when(householdMemberRepository.findByUserEmailIgnoreCase("tom@example.com")).thenReturn(Optional.empty());
         when(householdInviteRepository.findByInviteCode("USED123")).thenReturn(Optional.of(invite));
 
-        assertThatThrownBy(() -> householdService.acceptInvite("tom@example.com", "USED123"))
+        assertThatThrownBy(() -> householdService.acceptInvite("USED123", "Tom", "tom@example.com", "secret123"))
-                .isInstanceOf(ConflictException.class);
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    void acceptInviteShouldThrowWhenInviteNotFound() {
-        var user = new UserAccount("tom@example.com", "Tom", "hashed");
-
-        when(userAccountRepository.findByEmailIgnoreCase("tom@example.com")).thenReturn(Optional.of(user));
-        when(householdMemberRepository.findByUserEmailIgnoreCase("tom@example.com")).thenReturn(Optional.empty());
-        when(householdInviteRepository.findByInviteCode("INVALID")).thenReturn(Optional.empty());
-
-        assertThatThrownBy(() -> householdService.acceptInvite("tom@example.com", "INVALID"))
                 .isInstanceOf(ResourceNotFoundException.class);
     }
 
     @Test
-    void acceptInviteShouldThrowWhenUserNotFound() {
+    void acceptInviteShouldThrow404WhenInviteNotFound() {
-        when(userAccountRepository.findByEmailIgnoreCase("unknown@example.com")).thenReturn(Optional.empty());
+        when(userAccountRepository.existsByEmailIgnoreCase("tom@example.com")).thenReturn(false);
+        when(householdInviteRepository.findByInviteCode("INVALID")).thenReturn(Optional.empty());
 
-        assertThatThrownBy(() -> householdService.acceptInvite("unknown@example.com", "ABC12XYZ"))
+        assertThatThrownBy(() -> householdService.acceptInvite("INVALID", "Tom", "tom@example.com", "secret123"))
+                .isInstanceOf(ResourceNotFoundException.class);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void acceptInviteShouldThrow404WhenInviteIsInvalidated() {
+        var owner = testUser();
+        var household = new Household("Smith family", owner);
+        var invite = new HouseholdInvite(household, "SUPERSEDED", Instant.now().plusSeconds(86400));
+        invite.setInvalidatedAt(Instant.now()); // superseded by a new invite
+
+        when(userAccountRepository.existsByEmailIgnoreCase("tom@example.com")).thenReturn(false);
+        when(householdInviteRepository.findByInviteCode("SUPERSEDED")).thenReturn(Optional.of(invite));
+
+        assertThatThrownBy(() -> householdService.acceptInvite("SUPERSEDED", "Tom", "tom@example.com", "secret123"))
                 .isInstanceOf(ResourceNotFoundException.class);
     }
 
@@ -470,11 +535,13 @@ class HouseholdServiceTest {
 
         when(householdMemberRepository.findByUserEmailIgnoreCase("sarah@example.com")).thenReturn(Optional.of(member));
         when(householdInviteRepository.findByHouseholdIdAndInvalidatedAtIsNull(any())).thenReturn(Optional.of(existingInvite));
+        when(householdInviteRepository.saveAndFlush(any(HouseholdInvite.class))).thenAnswer(i -> i.getArgument(0));
         when(householdInviteRepository.save(any(HouseholdInvite.class))).thenAnswer(i -> i.getArgument(0));
 
         householdService.createInvite("sarah@example.com");
 
         assertThat(existingInvite.getInvalidatedAt()).isNotNull();
-        verify(householdInviteRepository, times(2)).save(any(HouseholdInvite.class));
+        verify(householdInviteRepository).saveAndFlush(existingInvite);
+        verify(householdInviteRepository).save(any(HouseholdInvite.class));
     }
 }

frontend/src/hooks.server.test.ts

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ describe('auth guard (hooks.server.ts handle)', () => {
 		expect(resolve).toHaveBeenCalledWith(event);
 	});
 
-	it.each(['/login', '/login/', '/register', '/signup', '/signup/', '/invite/abc123'])(
+	it.each(['/login', '/login/', '/register', '/signup', '/signup/', '/invite/abc123', '/join/ABC12XYZ'])(
 		'allows public route %s without auth',
 		async (path) => {
 			const { event, resolve } = createEvent(path);
@@ -51,6 +51,17 @@ describe('auth guard (hooks.server.ts handle)', () => {
 		}
 	);
 
+	it('redirects authenticated user on /join/[token] to /', async () => {
+		const { event, resolve } = createEvent('/join/ABC12XYZ', 'valid-session');
+		try {
+			await handle({ event, resolve });
+			expect.unreachable();
+		} catch (e: any) {
+			expect(e.status).toBe(302);
+			expect(e.location).toBe('/');
+		}
+	});
+
 	it.each(['/_app/immutable/chunks/app.js', '/favicon.ico'])(
 		'allows static asset %s without auth',
 		async (path) => {

frontend/src/hooks.server.ts

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import type { Handle } from '@sveltejs/kit';
 import { redirect } from '@sveltejs/kit';
 import { apiClient } from '$lib/server/api';
 
-const PUBLIC_ROUTES = ['/login', '/register', '/signup', '/invite'];
+const PUBLIC_ROUTES = ['/login', '/register', '/signup', '/invite', '/join'];
 
 const STATIC_PREFIXES = ['/_app/', '/favicon'];
 
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ function loginRedirect(pathname: string): never {
 
 export const handle: Handle = async ({ event, resolve }) => {
 	if (isPublicRoute(event.url.pathname)) {
+		const isJoinRoute = event.url.pathname.startsWith('/join/');
+		if (isJoinRoute && event.cookies.get('JSESSIONID')) {
+			throw redirect(302, '/');
+		}
 		return resolve(event);
 	}
 

frontend/src/lib/api/schema.d.ts

@@ -148,6 +148,22 @@ export interface paths {
         patch?: never;
         trace?: never;
     };
+    "/v1/invites/{code}": {
+        parameters: {
+            query?: never;
+            header?: never;
+            path?: never;
+            cookie?: never;
+        };
+        get: operations["getInviteInfo"];
+        put?: never;
+        post?: never;
+        delete?: never;
+        options?: never;
+        head?: never;
+        patch?: never;
+        trace?: never;
+    };
     "/v1/invites/{code}/accept": {
         parameters: {
             query?: never;
@@ -739,6 +755,20 @@ export interface components {
             data?: components["schemas"]["AcceptInviteResponse"];
             meta?: components["schemas"]["Meta"];
         };
+        InviteInfoResponse: {
+            householdName?: string;
+            inviterName?: string;
+        };
+        ApiResponseInviteInfoResponse: {
+            status?: string;
+            data?: components["schemas"]["InviteInfoResponse"];
+            meta?: components["schemas"]["Meta"];
+        };
+        AcceptInviteRequest: {
+            name: string;
+            email: string;
+            password: string;
+        };
         Meta: {
             pagination?: components["schemas"]["Pagination"];
         };
@@ -1345,7 +1375,7 @@ export interface operations {
             };
         };
     };
-    acceptInvite: {
+    getInviteInfo: {
         parameters: {
             query?: never;
             header?: never;
@@ -1355,6 +1385,37 @@ export interface operations {
             cookie?: never;
         };
         requestBody?: never;
+        responses: {
+            /** @description OK */
+            200: {
+                headers: {
+                    [name: string]: unknown;
+                };
+                content: {
+                    "*/*": components["schemas"]["ApiResponseInviteInfoResponse"];
+                };
+            };
+            /** @description Not found */
+            404: {
+                headers: { [name: string]: unknown };
+                content: { "*/*": components["schemas"]["ApiError"] };
+            };
+        };
+    };
+    acceptInvite: {
+        parameters: {
+            query?: never;
+            header?: never;
+            path: {
+                code: string;
+            };
+            cookie?: never;
+        };
+        requestBody: {
+            content: {
+                "application/json": components["schemas"]["AcceptInviteRequest"];
+            };
+        };
         responses: {
             /** @description OK */
             200: {
@@ -1365,6 +1426,16 @@ export interface operations {
                     "*/*": components["schemas"]["ApiResponseAcceptInviteResponse"];
                 };
             };
+            /** @description Email already registered */
+            409: {
+                headers: { [name: string]: unknown };
+                content: { "*/*": components["schemas"]["ApiError"] };
+            };
+            /** @description Invite not found or invalid */
+            404: {
+                headers: { [name: string]: unknown };
+                content: { "*/*": components["schemas"]["ApiError"] };
+            };
         };
     };
     listCategories: {

frontend/src/routes/(public)/join/[token]/+page.server.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+import { fail, redirect } from '@sveltejs/kit';
+import { dev } from '$app/environment';
+import { apiClient } from '$lib/server/api';
+import type { Actions, PageServerLoad } from './$types';
+
+export const load: PageServerLoad = async ({ params, fetch }) => {
+	const api = apiClient(fetch);
+	const { data, error } = await api.GET('/v1/invites/{code}', {
+		params: { path: { code: params.token } }
+	});
+
+	if (error || !data?.data) {
+		return { invalid: true };
+	}
+
+	return {
+		invalid: false,
+		householdName: data.data.householdName ?? '',
+		inviterName: data.data.inviterName ?? ''
+	};
+};
+
+export const actions = {
+	default: async ({ params, request, fetch, cookies }) => {
+		const formData = await request.formData();
+		const name = (formData.get('name') ?? '').toString().trim();
+		const email = (formData.get('email') ?? '').toString().trim();
+		const password = (formData.get('password') ?? '').toString();
+
+		const errors: Record<string, string> = {};
+
+		if (!name) {
+			errors.name = 'Name ist erforderlich';
+		}
+
+		const emailPattern = /^[^\s@]+@[^\s@]+\.[^\s@]+$/;
+		if (!emailPattern.test(email)) {
+			errors.email = 'Ungültige E-Mail-Adresse';
+		}
+
+		if (password.length < 8) {
+			errors.password = 'Mindestens 8 Zeichen';
+		}
+
+		if (Object.keys(errors).length > 0) {
+			return fail(400, { errors, name, email });
+		}
+
+		const api = apiClient(fetch);
+		const { error, response } = await api.POST('/v1/invites/{code}/accept', {
+			params: { path: { code: params.token } },
+			body: { name, email, password }
+		});
+
+		if (error) {
+			if (error.status === 409) {
+				return fail(409, {
+					errors: {
+						email: 'Diese E-Mail-Adresse ist bereits registriert. Anmelden →'
+					},
+					name,
+					email
+				});
+			}
+			return fail(400, {
+				errors: { form: 'Einladung ungültig oder abgelaufen.' },
+				name,
+				email
+			});
+		}
+
+		const sessionId = response?.headers.get('set-cookie')?.match(/JSESSIONID=([^;]+)/i)?.[1];
+		if (sessionId) {
+			cookies.set('JSESSIONID', sessionId, {
+				path: '/',
+				httpOnly: true,
+				sameSite: 'lax',
+				secure: !dev
+			});
+		}
+
+		redirect(303, '/');
+	}
+} satisfies Actions;

frontend/src/routes/(public)/join/[token]/+page.svelte

@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+	import type { PageData, ActionData } from './$types';
+	import HouseholdIdentityPanel from './HouseholdIdentityPanel.svelte';
+	import JoinForm from './JoinForm.svelte';
+
+	let { data, form }: { data: PageData; form: ActionData } = $props();
+</script>
+
+<svelte:head>
+	<title>Haushalt beitreten — Mealplan</title>
+</svelte:head>
+
+{#if data.invalid}
+	<div class="flex min-h-screen items-center justify-center bg-[var(--color-page)] px-6">
+		<div class="text-center">
+			<h1 class="font-[var(--font-display)] text-[22px] font-semibold tracking-[-0.02em] text-[var(--color-text)]">
+				Einladung ungültig oder abgelaufen
+			</h1>
+			<p class="mt-3 font-[var(--font-sans)] text-[14px] text-[var(--color-text-muted)]">
+				Bitte bitte den Einladenden, einen neuen Link zu senden.
+			</p>
+		</div>
+	</div>
+{:else}
+	<!-- Mobile layout (< 1024px): stacked banner + form -->
+	<!-- Desktop layout (≥ 1024px): two-column side by side -->
+	<div class="flex min-h-screen flex-col lg:flex-row">
+		<!-- Left / top: green-tint panel -->
+		<div class="bg-[var(--green-dark)] p-6 lg:flex lg:w-[400px] lg:flex-shrink-0 lg:items-center lg:justify-center lg:p-12">
+			<HouseholdIdentityPanel
+				householdName={data.householdName ?? ''}
+				inviterName={data.inviterName ?? ''}
+			/>
+		</div>
+
+		<!-- Right / bottom: form -->
+		<div class="flex flex-1 items-center justify-center bg-[var(--color-page)] p-6 lg:p-12">
+			<div class="w-full max-w-sm">
+				<h1 class="mb-6 font-[var(--font-display)] text-[22px] font-semibold tracking-[-0.02em] text-[var(--color-text)]">
+					Konto erstellen & beitreten
+				</h1>
+				<JoinForm {form} />
+			</div>
+		</div>
+	</div>
+{/if}

frontend/src/routes/(public)/join/[token]/HouseholdIdentityPanel.svelte

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+	let { householdName, inviterName }: { householdName: string; inviterName: string } = $props();
+</script>
+
+<div class="flex flex-col items-center gap-4 rounded-[var(--radius-xl)] bg-[var(--green-dark)] p-6 text-center">
+	<!-- App logo -->
+	<span class="text-[48px]" aria-hidden="true">🥗</span>
+
+	<!-- Household name -->
+	<div>
+		<h2
+			class="font-[var(--font-display)] text-[22px] font-semibold tracking-[-0.02em] text-white"
+		>
+			{householdName}
+		</h2>
+		<p class="mt-1 font-[var(--font-sans)] text-[12px] text-[var(--green-light)]">
+			Eingeladen von {inviterName}
+		</p>
+	</div>
+
+	<!-- Permissions info box -->
+	<div class="w-full rounded-xl bg-white/10 px-4 py-3 text-left">
+		<p class="mb-2 font-[var(--font-sans)] text-[11px] font-medium uppercase tracking-wide text-[var(--green-light)]">
+			Als Mitglied kannst du
+		</p>
+		<ul aria-label="Als Mitglied kannst du" class="flex flex-col gap-1.5">
+			<li class="flex items-center gap-2 font-[var(--font-sans)] text-[13px] text-white">
+				<span class="font-semibold text-[var(--green-light)]" aria-hidden="true">✓</span>
+				Wochenplan einsehen
+			</li>
+			<li class="flex items-center gap-2 font-[var(--font-sans)] text-[13px] text-white">
+				<span class="font-semibold text-[var(--green-light)]" aria-hidden="true">✓</span>
+				Einkaufsliste abhaken
+			</li>
+			<li class="flex items-center gap-2 font-[var(--font-sans)] text-[13px] text-white">
+				<span class="font-semibold text-[var(--green-light)]" aria-hidden="true">✓</span>
+				Artikel zur Liste hinzufügen
+			</li>
+		</ul>
+	</div>
+</div>

frontend/src/routes/(public)/join/[token]/HouseholdIdentityPanel.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest';
+import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/svelte';
+import HouseholdIdentityPanel from './HouseholdIdentityPanel.svelte';
+
+describe('HouseholdIdentityPanel', () => {
+	it('renders household name', () => {
+		render(HouseholdIdentityPanel, {
+			props: { householdName: 'Smith family', inviterName: 'Sarah' }
+		});
+		expect(screen.getByText('Smith family')).toBeInTheDocument();
+	});
+
+	it('renders inviter name', () => {
+		render(HouseholdIdentityPanel, {
+			props: { householdName: 'Smith family', inviterName: 'Sarah' }
+		});
+		expect(screen.getByText(/Sarah/)).toBeInTheDocument();
+	});
+
+	it('renders all three member permissions', () => {
+		render(HouseholdIdentityPanel, {
+			props: { householdName: 'Smith family', inviterName: 'Sarah' }
+		});
+		expect(screen.getByText(/Wochenplan/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
+		expect(screen.getByText(/Einkaufsliste/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
+	});
+
+	it('renders app logo', () => {
+		render(HouseholdIdentityPanel, {
+			props: { householdName: 'Smith family', inviterName: 'Sarah' }
+		});
+		expect(screen.getByText('🥗')).toBeInTheDocument();
+	});
+
+	it('permissions list has accessible name', () => {
+		render(HouseholdIdentityPanel, {
+			props: { householdName: 'Smith family', inviterName: 'Sarah' }
+		});
+		expect(screen.getByRole('list', { name: /als mitglied kannst du/i })).toBeInTheDocument();
+	});
+});

frontend/src/routes/(public)/join/[token]/JoinForm.svelte

@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+	import { enhance } from '$app/forms';
+
+	type FormData = {
+		errors?: Record<string, string>;
+		name?: string;
+		email?: string;
+	} | null;
+
+	let { form = null }: { form?: FormData } = $props();
+
+	let showPassword = $state(false);
+</script>
+
+<form method="POST" use:enhance>
+	<!-- Form-level error -->
+	{#if form?.errors?.form}
+		<p
+			class="mb-4 rounded-[var(--radius-md)] bg-[color-mix(in_srgb,var(--color-error),transparent_90%)] px-[12px] py-[10px] font-[var(--font-sans)] text-[12px] text-[var(--color-error)]"
+		>
+			{form.errors.form}
+		</p>
+	{/if}
+
+	<!-- Name field -->
+	<div class="mb-4">
+		<label
+			for="name"
+			class="mb-[6px] block font-[var(--font-sans)] text-[12px] font-medium text-[var(--color-text)]"
+		>
+			Name
+		</label>
+		<input
+			type="text"
+			id="name"
+			name="name"
+			autocomplete="given-name"
+			value={form?.name ?? ''}
+			class="w-full rounded-[var(--radius-md)] border border-[var(--color-border)] bg-[var(--color-page)] px-[12px] py-[10px] font-[var(--font-sans)] text-[14px] text-[var(--color-text)] outline-none
+				{form?.errors?.name ? 'border-[var(--color-error)]' : ''}"
+		/>
+		{#if form?.errors?.name}
+			<p class="mt-1 font-[var(--font-sans)] text-[12px] text-[var(--color-error)]">
+				{form.errors.name}
+			</p>
+		{/if}
+	</div>
+
+	<!-- Email field -->
+	<div class="mb-4">
+		<label
+			for="email"
+			class="mb-[6px] block font-[var(--font-sans)] text-[12px] font-medium text-[var(--color-text)]"
+		>
+			E-Mail
+		</label>
+		<input
+			type="email"
+			id="email"
+			name="email"
+			autocomplete="email"
+			value={form?.email ?? ''}
+			class="w-full rounded-[var(--radius-md)] border border-[var(--color-border)] bg-[var(--color-page)] px-[12px] py-[10px] font-[var(--font-sans)] text-[14px] text-[var(--color-text)] outline-none
+				{form?.errors?.email ? 'border-[var(--color-error)]' : ''}"
+		/>
+		{#if form?.errors?.email}
+			<p class="mt-1 font-[var(--font-sans)] text-[12px] text-[var(--color-error)]">
+				{form.errors.email}
+			</p>
+		{/if}
+	</div>
+
+	<!-- Password field -->
+	<div class="mb-6">
+		<label
+			for="password"
+			class="mb-[6px] block font-[var(--font-sans)] text-[12px] font-medium text-[var(--color-text)]"
+		>
+			Passwort
+		</label>
+		<div class="relative">
+			<input
+				type={showPassword ? 'text' : 'password'}
+				id="password"
+				name="password"
+				autocomplete="new-password"
+				class="w-full rounded-[var(--radius-md)] border border-[var(--color-border)] bg-[var(--color-page)] px-[12px] py-[10px] pr-[80px] font-[var(--font-sans)] text-[14px] text-[var(--color-text)] outline-none
+					{form?.errors?.password ? 'border-[var(--color-error)]' : ''}"
+			/>
+			<button
+				type="button"
+				onclick={() => (showPassword = !showPassword)}
+				aria-label={showPassword ? 'Passwort verbergen' : 'Passwort anzeigen'}
+				class="absolute top-1/2 right-[12px] -translate-y-1/2 cursor-pointer bg-transparent p-0 font-[var(--font-sans)] text-[12px] text-[var(--color-text-muted)]"
+			>
+				{showPassword ? 'Verbergen' : 'Anzeigen'}
+			</button>
+		</div>
+		{#if form?.errors?.password}
+			<p class="mt-1 font-[var(--font-sans)] text-[12px] text-[var(--color-error)]">
+				{form.errors.password}
+			</p>
+		{/if}
+	</div>
+
+	<!-- Submit button -->
+	<button
+		type="submit"
+		class="w-full cursor-pointer rounded-[var(--radius-md)] bg-[var(--green-dark)] px-[24px] py-[12px] font-[var(--font-sans)] text-[var(--btn-font-size)] font-[var(--btn-font-weight)] tracking-[var(--btn-letter-spacing)] text-white"
+	>
+		Haushalt beitreten
+	</button>
+</form>

frontend/src/routes/(public)/join/[token]/JoinForm.test.ts

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+import { describe, it, expect, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/svelte';
+import { userEvent } from '@testing-library/user-event';
+import JoinForm from './JoinForm.svelte';
+
+vi.mock('$app/forms', () => ({
+	enhance: () => ({ destroy: () => {} })
+}));
+
+describe('JoinForm', () => {
+	it('renders name, email and password fields', () => {
+		render(JoinForm);
+		expect(screen.getByLabelText('Name')).toBeInTheDocument();
+		expect(screen.getByLabelText('E-Mail')).toBeInTheDocument();
+		expect(screen.getByLabelText('Passwort')).toBeInTheDocument();
+	});
+
+	it('renders "Haushalt beitreten" submit button', () => {
+		render(JoinForm);
+		expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /Haushalt beitreten/i })).toBeInTheDocument();
+	});
+
+	it('password field is initially of type password', () => {
+		render(JoinForm);
+		expect(screen.getByLabelText('Passwort')).toHaveAttribute('type', 'password');
+	});
+
+	it('password toggle switches type to text', async () => {
+		const user = userEvent.setup();
+		render(JoinForm);
+
+		const toggle = screen.getByRole('button', { name: /passwort anzeigen/i });
+		await user.click(toggle);
+		expect(screen.getByLabelText('Passwort')).toHaveAttribute('type', 'text');
+	});
+
+	it('password toggle aria-label updates to "Passwort verbergen" when visible', async () => {
+		const user = userEvent.setup();
+		render(JoinForm);
+
+		const toggle = screen.getByRole('button', { name: /passwort anzeigen/i });
+		await user.click(toggle);
+		expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /passwort verbergen/i })).toBeInTheDocument();
+	});
+
+	it('shows form-level error from form prop', () => {
+		render(JoinForm, {
+			props: {
+				form: {
+					errors: { form: 'Einladung ungültig oder abgelaufen.' }
+				}
+			}
+		});
+		expect(screen.getByText('Einladung ungültig oder abgelaufen.')).toBeInTheDocument();
+	});
+
+	it('shows email-taken error with login link', () => {
+		render(JoinForm, {
+			props: {
+				form: {
+					errors: {
+						email: 'Diese E-Mail-Adresse ist bereits registriert. Anmelden →'
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		});
+		expect(screen.getByText(/bereits registriert/)).toBeInTheDocument();
+	});
+
+	it('pre-fills name and email from form prop', () => {
+		render(JoinForm, {
+			props: {
+				form: {
+					errors: {},
+					name: 'Tom',
+					email: 'tom@example.com'
+				}
+			}
+		});
+		expect(screen.getByLabelText('Name')).toHaveValue('Tom');
+		expect(screen.getByLabelText('E-Mail')).toHaveValue('tom@example.com');
+	});
+});

frontend/src/routes/(public)/join/[token]/page.server.test.ts

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+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from 'vitest';
+
+vi.mock('$env/dynamic/private', () => ({
+	env: { BACKEND_URL: 'http://localhost:8080' }
+}));
+
+vi.mock('$app/environment', () => ({ dev: false }));
+
+const mockGet = vi.fn();
+const mockPost = vi.fn();
+vi.mock('$lib/server/api', () => ({
+	apiClient: () => ({ GET: mockGet, POST: mockPost })
+}));
+
+describe('join page load function', () => {
+	let load: any;
+
+	beforeEach(async () => {
+		mockGet.mockReset();
+		vi.resetModules();
+		const mod = await import('./+page.server');
+		load = mod.load;
+	});
+
+	function createLoadEvent(token: string) {
+		return {
+			params: { token },
+			fetch: vi.fn()
+		} as any;
+	}
+
+	it('returns householdName and inviterName for valid token', async () => {
+		mockGet.mockResolvedValue({
+			data: { data: { householdName: 'Smith family', inviterName: 'Sarah' } },
+			error: undefined
+		});
+
+		const result = await load(createLoadEvent('ABC12XYZ'));
+
+		expect(result.invalid).toBeFalsy();
+		expect(result.householdName).toBe('Smith family');
+		expect(result.inviterName).toBe('Sarah');
+	});
+
+	it('returns invalid:true on 404 (expired/used/unknown token)', async () => {
+		mockGet.mockResolvedValue({
+			data: undefined,
+			error: { status: 404 }
+		});
+
+		const result = await load(createLoadEvent('BADTOKEN'));
+
+		expect(result.invalid).toBe(true);
+	});
+});
+
+describe('join page form action', () => {
+	let actions: any;
+
+	beforeEach(async () => {
+		mockPost.mockReset();
+		vi.resetModules();
+		const mod = await import('./+page.server');
+		actions = mod.actions;
+	});
+
+	function createRequest(token: string, formData: Record<string, string>) {
+		const fd = new FormData();
+		for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(formData)) {
+			fd.append(key, value);
+		}
+		return {
+			params: { token },
+			request: { formData: () => Promise.resolve(fd) },
+			fetch: vi.fn(),
+			cookies: { get: vi.fn(), set: vi.fn() }
+		} as any;
+	}
+
+	it('calls POST /v1/invites/{token}/accept with form data', async () => {
+		mockPost.mockResolvedValue({
+			data: { data: { householdName: 'Smith family', role: 'member' } },
+			error: undefined,
+			response: { headers: { get: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(null) } }
+		});
+
+		try {
+			await actions.default(createRequest('ABC12XYZ', {
+				name: 'Tom',
+				email: 'tom@example.com',
+				password: 'secret123'
+			}));
+		} catch {
+			// redirect throws
+		}
+
+		expect(mockPost).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/v1/invites/{code}/accept', {
+			params: { path: { code: 'ABC12XYZ' } },
+			body: { name: 'Tom', email: 'tom@example.com', password: 'secret123' }
+		});
+	});
+
+	it('sets JSESSIONID cookie and redirects to / on success', async () => {
+		mockPost.mockResolvedValue({
+			data: { data: { householdName: 'Smith family', role: 'member' } },
+			error: undefined,
+			response: {
+				headers: { get: vi.fn().mockReturnValue('JSESSIONID=abc123; Path=/; HttpOnly') }
+			}
+		});
+
+		const event = createRequest('ABC12XYZ', {
+			name: 'Tom',
+			email: 'tom@example.com',
+			password: 'secret123'
+		});
+
+		try {
+			await actions.default(event);
+			expect.unreachable();
+		} catch (e: any) {
+			expect(e.status).toBe(303);
+			expect(e.location).toBe('/');
+		}
+
+		expect(event.cookies.set).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+			'JSESSIONID',
+			'abc123',
+			expect.objectContaining({ path: '/', secure: true })
+		);
+	});
+
+	it('returns 409 fail with email-taken message on conflict', async () => {
+		mockPost.mockResolvedValue({
+			data: undefined,
+			error: { status: 409 },
+			response: { headers: { get: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(null) } }
+		});
+
+		const result = await actions.default(createRequest('ABC12XYZ', {
+			name: 'Tom',
+			email: 'tom@example.com',
+			password: 'secret123'
+		}));
+
+		expect(result.status).toBe(409);
+		expect(result.data.errors.email).toContain('registriert');
+	});
+
+	it('returns 400 fail on invalid token (404 from backend)', async () => {
+		mockPost.mockResolvedValue({
+			data: undefined,
+			error: { status: 404 },
+			response: { headers: { get: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(null) } }
+		});
+
+		const result = await actions.default(createRequest('BADTOKEN', {
+			name: 'Tom',
+			email: 'tom@example.com',
+			password: 'secret123'
+		}));
+
+		expect(result.status).toBe(400);
+		expect(result.data.errors.form).toBeTruthy();
+	});
+
+	it('rejects empty name with validation error', async () => {
+		const result = await actions.default(createRequest('ABC12XYZ', {
+			name: '',
+			email: 'tom@example.com',
+			password: 'secret123'
+		}));
+
+		expect(result.status).toBe(400);
+		expect(result.data.errors.name).toBeTruthy();
+		expect(mockPost).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+	});
+
+	it('rejects invalid email with validation error', async () => {
+		const result = await actions.default(createRequest('ABC12XYZ', {
+			name: 'Tom',
+			email: 'notanemail',
+			password: 'secret123'
+		}));
+
+		expect(result.status).toBe(400);
+		expect(result.data.errors.email).toBeTruthy();
+		expect(mockPost).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+	});
+
+	it('rejects short password with validation error', async () => {
+		const result = await actions.default(createRequest('ABC12XYZ', {
+			name: 'Tom',
+			email: 'tom@example.com',
+			password: 'short'
+		}));
+
+		expect(result.status).toBe(400);
+		expect(result.data.errors.password).toBeTruthy();
+		expect(mockPost).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+	});
+});